cœur de pierre

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kœʁ də pjɛʁ/

Noun

cœur de pierre m (plural cœurs de pierre)

  1. (figurative, idiomatic) heart of stone (an unemotional person, or their "heart" (their cooler emotional nature) itself)
    • 2018, Zaz, Saint-Valentin:
      J’irai sur l’avenue embrasser les statues. À quoi tient leur salut ? Est-ce à leurs cœurs de pierre, à leurs froides manières ?
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